other members of the Anambra State Elders' Council have joined the
call for the repayment of monies spent on fixing federal roads in the
state.
Governor Willie Obiano has been in the vanguard of calling for the
reimbursement, saying that the monies spent on the federal projects
were funds meant for the execution of other state projects.
Obiano had continually insisted that the money if repaid would help
his government to execute other projects that would touch the lives of
the people of the state positively.
The elders council who joined in the call after its meeting on Tuesday
asked the Federal Government to urgently refund the money, pegging it
at over N43billion.
In a nine point communiqué issued at the end of its meeting at the
Governor's Lodge, Amawbia on Tuesday, and presented by the Chairman of
the State Elders Advisory Council and former Secretary General of
Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, it stressed the need for the
repayment of the money.
"Repayment of the money would help the state government to embark on
more meaningful projects in the state," the council noted.
It also called for concerted efforts among the major political and
allied stakeholders in the Southeast to intensify the call for
restructuring of the present governance architecture to achieve true
federalism and guarantee greater unity and political stability in
Nigeria.
The communique added that, "We express worry over the unwholesome
activities of Fulani Herdsmen in many parts of the country especially
the recent killings in Benue state, the council canvass for commercial
ranching as the best method for meat and dairy production."
It called on the state government and other state governments of the
federation to reject the idea of Cattle colonies which it noted, had
inevitable adverse security implications.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Governor, Dr Nkem Okeke,
traditional rulers, former Governors of the State, Heads of Christian
religious denominations, representatives of Ohaneze Ndigbo in the
state, among others.
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